Monday, March 25, 2019
Going into the 1992-1993 theatre Season, most theatergoers were
anticipating the forthcoming musical The Goodbye Girl to be the big hit and
Best Musical victor at the Tony Awards. By Jun…
SOURCE: www.markrobinsonwrites.com at 12:00AMFriday, March 22, 2019
With the TV miniseries Fosse/Verdon on is way to the small screen this
April, I thought I would take some time to look back on one of Broadway’s
most captivating triple-threats and honor…
SOURCE: www.markrobinsonwrites.com at 12:00AMThursday, March 21, 2019
These actresses are theatrical forces to be reckoned with.
SOURCE: ShowTickets.com at 03:48PMMonday, March 18, 2019
Oh, you knew that sooner or later I was going to have to address this one,
easily the most debated Tony Awards Best Musical outcome in history. Many
people feel that West Side Story shou…
SOURCE: www.markrobinsonwrites.com at 12:00AMFriday, March 15, 2019
A while back, I wrote a piece about flop musicals that deserved a second
chance on Broadway. Many of you wrote to me and wondered why I hadn’t
mentioned any recent shows. When I write ab…
SOURCE: www.markrobinsonwrites.com at 12:00AMWednesday, March 13, 2019
Break out the marching band uniforms, the brass instruments, the banners
and batons! The Music Man is headed back to Broadway and it is time for a
parade. Producer Scott Rudin has announce…
SOURCE: www.markrobinsonwrites.com at 10:33AMTuesday, March 12, 2019
In anticipation of FX’s limited bio-series, ‘Fosse/Verdon,’ we look back at the ‘Chicago’ choreographer’s achievements.
SOURCE: ShowTickets.com at 05:41PMCelebrate the luck of the Irish with these showtunes.
SOURCE: ShowTickets.com at 05:35PMMonday, March 11, 2019
For “The Best Musical Tony Award Debate”, my new weekly series, I will take
a look at the musicals nominated for Best Musical in one Tony Season,
discuss and debate the contenders, the…
SOURCE: www.markrobinsonwrites.com at 12:22AMFriday, March 8, 2019
Jerry Herman is best remembered for his splashy musical comedies,
including Hello, Dolly!, Mame, and La Cage aux Folles. In fact, Herman
often is unfairly criticized (in some circles) fo…
SOURCE: www.markrobinsonwrites.com at 10:15AMTuesday, March 5, 2019
‘Be More Chill’ and ‘Hadestown’ aren’t the only Off-Broadway hits to do it.
SOURCE: at 02:49PMSee the best of New York through the eyes of the theater.
SOURCE: ShowTickets.com at 02:11PMMonday, March 4, 2019
After taking a short hiatus and some much needed rest and relaxation,
Theatreguy is back to continue write about Broadway musicals of the past,
present, and the future. One of the new addi…
SOURCE: www.markrobinsonwrites.com at 12:37PMSaturday, February 9, 2019
The Grammy Awards are set to air this Sunday, February 10th, and with all
the pop superstars about to take center stage to receive accolades on
national television, I thought it might be n…
SOURCE: www.markrobinsonwrites.com at 10:41AMWednesday, January 30, 2019
With 'Bombshell' set to arrive on Broadway sooner or later, here are a few ideas of who we think would sparkle in the iconic role of Marilyn Monroe.
SOURCE: ShowTickets.com at 02:05PMTuesday, January 29, 2019
If you're headed to New York to see a Broadway show this winter, here are some important things to consider.
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Brush up your Cole Porter with this de-lovely playlist before 'Kiss Me, Kate!' begins previews on Valentine's Day.
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The lore behind why it's bad luck to whistle in a theatre and seven other theatrical superstitions.
SOURCE: Playbill at 02:26PMThursday, January 24, 2019
When we celebrate Martin Luther King, Jr. Day on Monday, Jan. 21, we as a nation reflect upon our history and the struggle to overcome racial oppression that African Americans have experienc…
SOURCE: ShowTickets.com at 04:37PMMonday, December 17, 2018
The other night I was making my way through Amazon Prime video, looking for
something to watch. After sorting through hundreds of movies and television
shows that I just knew wouldn’t ho…
SOURCE: www.markrobinsonwrites.com at 12:00AMFriday, December 14, 2018
Shirley Jones proved her mettle as a star of musicals, albeit predominantly
in film musicals. She found her early start when the casting director for
Rodgers and Hammerstein, John Fearnley…
SOURCE: www.markrobinsonwrites.com at 12:00AMWednesday, December 12, 2018
In 1964, a musical opened on Broadway that neither a runway hit, nor was it
a calamitous flop. The musical drew its inspiration from two Joseph
Mitchell New Yorker short stories: “The G…
SOURCE: www.markrobinsonwrites.com at 12:00AMSunday, December 9, 2018
Hardly anyone ever speaks of this long-running musical of the 1970s, and a
revival of the show most certainly will never happen, but it is hard to
dismiss the Broadway success of The Magi…
SOURCE: www.markrobinsonwrites.com at 10:36AMFriday, December 7, 2018
As the Broadway musical Waitress enters its third-year on the Great White
Way, producers have a bit of exciting news to go with the anniversary. Sara
Bareilles, the singer-songwriter who …
SOURCE: www.markrobinsonwrites.com at 12:46PMWednesday, December 5, 2018
Imagine setting out to write a musical based on one of the most celebrated
screenplays of all time, only to find that you cannot secure permission to
use it, but you can get the rights to …
SOURCE: www.markrobinsonwrites.com at 12:00AMSunday, December 2, 2018
When a musical flops, it hurts, especially when it has a score that is fun
and infectious, superseding a troubled book that doesn’t quite create the
structure needed to make the whole pi…
SOURCE: www.markrobinsonwrites.com at 12:00AMThursday, November 29, 2018
One the most beloved performers of the Broadway musical is the late, great
Mary Martin. Mary Martin possessed a lovely, distinctive voice, a
coquettish smile, and a persona that evoked opt…
SOURCE: www.markrobinsonwrites.com at 01:37PMMonday, November 26, 2018
Not every Broadway musical is a runaway hit, but then not every musical is
a calamitous flop. Over the years, there have been many musicals,
also-rans, that lasted a season and offered man…
SOURCE: www.markrobinsonwrites.com at 03:52PMFriday, November 23, 2018
This week I was thinking about a holiday special that ran on Britain’s ITV
that captured the beauty and spectacle of musical theatre in the late
1980s. Save the Children was the name of…
SOURCE: www.markrobinsonwrites.com at 12:00AMMonday, November 19, 2018
As ‘King Kong’ breaks ground with its central character, we’re looking back at some of the most innovative uses of puppets on Broadway.
SOURCE: ShowTickets.com at 03:36PMSaturday, December 12, 2015
When we think of coveted roles and showstopping numbers, it's easy to fall back on classics like Mama Rose and her "Rose's Turn" or Jean Valjean and his "Bring Him Hom…
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